Capital Shoppers

Capital Shoppers Limited
Private Family Owned
Industry Retail trade
Founded 1997
Headquarters Kampala, Uganda
Key people
 Ponsiano Ngabirano
Chairman & CEO
Products Supermarkets
Total assets US$2 million (UGX:5 billion) (2014)
Number of employees
 1,200+ (2014)
Subsidiaries In Uganda

Capital Shoppers Limited, commonly known as Capital Shoppers, is a Ugandan supermarket chain.

Location

The Head Office of Capital Shoppers is located along Dastur Street, Kampala Central Division, in the city's central business district, adjacent to Nakasero Farmers' Market. The coordinates of Capital Shoppers Headquarters are:0°18'40.5"N, 32°34'45.0"E (Latitude:0.311250; Longitude:32.579167).[1]

Overview

The supermarket chain owns and operates four supermarkets in Uganda; all located in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Capital Shoppers is the largest locally-owned supermarket chain in the country. Founded in 1997, the family-owned store chain has a customer-royalty program that offers 4% rebate on purchases, the highest in the industry in Uganda.[2]

Branches

As of August 2014 the supermarket chain maintains branches at the following locations:

  1. Central Kampala - Dastur Street, Nakasero Hill, Kampala[3]
  2. Nakawa Branch - Port Bell Road, Nakawa, Kampala
  3. Ntinda Branch - Capital Shoppers Mall, Ntinda Road, Ntinda, Kampala
  4. Garden City Branch - Garden City Mall, Kampala.[4]

Ownership

Capital Shoppers is a wholly Ugandan, privately held company. As of August 2014, the detailed shareholding in the company stock in not widely, publicly known.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google, . "Location of Capital Shoppers Headquarters At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Rwothungeyo, Billy (28 June 2014). "Capital Shoppers’ Unstoppable Growth". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Talemwa, Moses (18 June 2008). "Battle of The Supermarkets". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Businge, Julius (13 July 2014). "Local Supermarkets Vie for Market Share". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 12 August 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 0°18′41″N 32°34′45″E / 0.311250°N 32.579167°E / 0.311250; 32.579167

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